Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Perdition \Per*di"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere,
   perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) +
   -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to Gr. ?, E. do. See
   {Do}.]
   1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss
      of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state;
      future misery or eternal death.

            The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak.

            If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition.
                                                  --J. M. Mason.

   2. Loss of diminution. [Obs.] --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

perdition
     n : (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
         where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd
         headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John
         Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" [syn: {Hell},
          {Inferno}, {infernal region}, {nether region}, {the pit}]
         [ant: {Heaven}]